Surfers Paradise., Gold Coast

 
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not is a museum featuring hundreds of believe it or not exhibits, amazing stories, magic, mystery, incredible illusions, interactive displays and a couple of movies.

It is a self guided tour which takes you through twelve individually themed galleries and it takes an hour or so to complete the circuit.

Open between 9am and 11pm daily.

Admission Prices -

Adults: $14.50
Seniors/Students
Backpackers: $12.50
Child (5-12): $8.00
Under 5: Free

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: Raptis Plaza

Phone: +617 5592 0040

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Fly Coaster
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3 intrepid thrillseekers trembling on their toes
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Imagine being strapped into a harness, attached to steel cables and then hauled 35m into the sky only to be released so you can fly at speeds of up to 130km/h!

If this is you then the Fly Coaster is your thrill.

Three intrepid thrillseekers
Trembling on their toes,
And taken to the toppermost,
Before they down they goes,
Screaming lungs for thrilling funs,
And adrenalin afterglows.
~robertgaz~

AU$39pp single fly
AU$35 double fly
AU$29 triple fly

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: Cypress Avenue, Surfers Paradise

Phone: +617 5539 0474

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Things to do when visiting the gold coast
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Ahlam_2010 2 reviews

Family activities:
Theme parks - Movie World, Sea World, Dream world, Wet n Wild and Paradise Country.
Tallship cruises - I recomend the full day, they also do whale watching from July to November
Gumnuts Farm - full day tours to feed the animals and horse riding.
Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort - feed the dolphins at sunset and go quad biking, swimming, sand tabogganing and many more free activites for the children. Great for a long weekend.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - great for everyone, try the green challenge it is so much fun.
Paradise Jet Boating - they run 45 minutes adrenalin rides and they are so much fun.
Visit Infinity, wax museum, haunted house. Take a day trip to Australia zoo or visit Mt Tambourine for the day, O'Riellys is another stunning place to visit provided you have more time.

Honeymooners:

Can do most of the above and in addition to gondolas cruise in the waterways dining and sipping wine great and very romantic - highly recommended. Gone fishing great for those who love to go fishing, Australian Outback Spectacular is an evening show not to be missed very entertaining and the food is great. If you love adrenalin try the Tiger Moth or go sky diving over the spectacular beaches of Surfers Paradise, take suring lessons, or go jet skiing in the waterways, hot air ballooning is a wonderful experience I did it with "Balloons Down Under" and was wonderful!!

Written Dec 4, 2010

Address: Gold Coast

Website: www.myfun.com.au

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Be a Captain of a Jet
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The Flight Simulator in Surfers Paradise is a must do activity. Not affected by weather and no experience is necessary.
It is the ultimate thrill to be the Captain of a Jet and get to take off and land an airliner.
You can choose your airport from over 22,000 airports around the world. The Pilot I flew with was fully qualified and definately made my experience enjoyable. I couldnt believe the realism was just like flying a real plane. The visuals were amazing.
For a truly unique experience or to give someone a gift voucher to try this is something I have no hesitation in recommending. Everyone should try this from the young to the old and to the budding Pilots of the world.
What was even better was I could take along 3 passengers to watch me fly and I received a Certificate and DVD as a great reminder of my experience. Im sure I will wear the DVD out showing it to all my friends and family.

Updated Aug 24, 2009

Address: 3078 Surfers Paradise Blvd Surfers Paradise

Phone: 1300737484

Website: www.jetflightsimulator.com.au

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Surfer's Paradise
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Surfers Paradise is a suburb of the Gold Coast and is colloquially known as 'Surfers'. It is one of the many golden white beaches that stretch for over 60km's from Beenleigh near Brisbane to Tweed Heads on the New South Wales border.

It is a premier holiday destination for families or for couples looking for a romantic getaway.

The most unique feature of Surfer's Paradise is that you can walk off the beach right into the heart of the CBD with shops, restaurants and cafes close by.

Updated Jun 1, 2008

Address: At the end of Cavill Mall

Website: http://www.surfers-paradise.com.au/#info

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Q1: World's tallest residential building
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You can't miss the Q1 building along the skyline of Surfers Paradise. This is the world's tallest residential tower. There's an observation desk, open to the public, offering 360degree views of Surfers Paradise, and beyond.

Admission: $17.50

Written Dec 28, 2006

Address: Hamilton Ave, Surfers Paradise, Qld 4217 Australia

Phone: 07 5630 4700

Website: http://www.q1observationdeck.com.au/home.aspx

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Great place to shop and people watch
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pamychan 72 reviews

Nothing beats a shopping area by the beach where u can shop, eat, drink and walk in the sand with sea breeze in ur hair all in the same place. On certain days of the week, there's also a open air market along the beach where small stalls are set up selling handmade gifts, organic produce etc... (something like the night markets in Hong Kong except much cleaner, organised and less crowded)

Written Dec 22, 2006

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Q1 Tower
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At 322.5m, Q1 is the world's tallest residential tower and it dominates the Gold Coast skyline. There aren't many spots where you can't see this imposing glass encased structure.

It is possible to take the lift to the Observation Deck on level 77 for a 360 deg view of the Gold Coast and hinterland and coffee with cake in the Skybar Café and lounge bar.

Prices -

Adults: $17.50
Child (5-14 years) $10
Family (2 adults/2 child) $45.00

Updated Oct 25, 2006

Address: Surfers Paradise Boulevard

Website: http://www.qtallesttower.com/

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HIT the beach, what else?!?
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The idea of going to the Gold Coast and not hit the beach is like you saying you want to climb a mountain and yet refusing to lift one foot to do so. Of course, hit the beach! Everyone's have an opinion on which part of the Gold Coast has the best beaches (there are 21 patrolled beaches along the 60km stretch; now try walking that from end to end!), but since I was at Surfer's Paradise, my opinion is thus limited to that stretch.

Once known as Elston, Surfers Paradise had a name change in the 1920's. Even though Surfers Paradise is a busy beach, the crowd doesn't really take away any of its amazing natural beauty.

The beach was fantastic. Soft and comfortable to touch; my only complaint was that the sand wasn't white enough! (Basic human flaw, folks) With the name, yes, the stretch is popular with surfers. The sea is never devoid of them! Come here to be seen: you'll see plenty of well tanned surfer dudes and gals with washboard abs, flaunting their assets!

And never fear, cafes and shopping areas are just a short walk away if you are ever done with the beach!

Written May 27, 2006

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A walk in the park (sculpture that is)
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If you visit the Gold Coast Arts Centre building you will notice some sculptures in the nearby park.
They're part of a sculpture walk with about 30 works available for viewing.
Gold Coast City Art Gallery opened in 1986 and subsequently had its collection focus broadened in March 1990, when Gold Coast City Council approved the concept for the Evandale Sculpture Walk. The Sculpture Walk is situated on the triangular peninsula of land that divides the waters of the Nerang River in Surfers Paradise.
The site (rated by the council as "spectacular") is in effect a microcosm of the original habitat of mangroves and casuarinas on the river. The Evandale Sculpture Walk presents to the City's citizens and tourists an alternative to the concrete fringe and the throb of commercial endeavour that surrounds Evandale. Unfortunately you can't get away from the "throb" part. The Evandale Sculpture Walk has the potential to provide the City with an extremely high profile environment and cultural project though there's alway motor traffic within earshot.
"In the midst of the Evandale Sculpture Walk is a large man made salt water recreational lake and surrounding the Walk a meandering walking, running and riding path which takes visitors into close proximity of the sculptures and the stunning mangroves, clear blue water and natural vegetation and trees." Frankly, how anyone can describe a mangrove as "stunning", unless they've just been hit by a branch, is beyond me.
Sandstone, timber and steel are the principal materials utlilised by this group of artists. Since 1990 the profile of the Evandale Sculpture Walk has continued to grow amongst curators, sculptors and art lovers.
Several works are on long term loan including Richard Goodwin, Kenneth Armitage, Philip King, Fumio Nishimura, Paul Bacon, Kevin Norton, Angela Nagel and Sandra Lancaster. Clearly the Evandale Sculpture Walk has become, similar to Gold Coast City itself, a cosmopolitan depository of some of Australia's and indeed the worlds, highly regarded sculptors.

Updated May 2, 2006

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